UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is incomplete primary, male by country
The percentage of male population (age 25 and over) with incomplete primary as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of males aged 25 years and above with incomplete primary education by the total male population of the same age group and multiplying the...
What the numbers show
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is incomplete primary, male is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 51.2% in Saint Lucia; the lowest is 0.1% in Belize.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.1%, and the mean is 12.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 557.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 209.9%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 99.6%).
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 51.2% | 2013 | — | falling |
| 2 | Cambodia | 48.7% | 2015 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 43.4% | 2012 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 4 | Guatemala | 37.7% | 2014 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 5 | Kuwait | 33.3% | 2018 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 6 | Tunisia | 32.9% | 2016 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 7 | Honduras | 26.5% | 2018 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 8 | Mauritius | 25.5% | 2011 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 9 | Thailand | 25.5% | 2018 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 10 | El Salvador | 23.0% | 2017 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 22.4% | 2016 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 21.7% | 1995 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 13 | Paraguay | 20.9% | 2018 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 16.5% | 2015 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 15 | Philippines | 15.8% | 2017 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 16 | Colombia | 15.0% | 2018 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 17 | Indonesia | 14.6% | 2018 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 18 | Bermuda | 14.5% | 2016 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 13.8% | 2018 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 13.5% | 2017 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Brazil | 13.4% | 2018 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.2% | 2009 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Qatar | 11.5% | 2017 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 10.8% | 2018 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 25 | Mexico | 10.6% | 2018 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 26 | Ecuador | 10.6% | 2017 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Mali | 10.5% | 2018 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 10.1% | 2019 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 29 | Bahrain | 9.6% | 2018 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 9.1% | 2017 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 31 | Chile | 9.0% | 2017 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Singapore | 8.7% | 2018 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Uruguay | 8.3% | 2018 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7.5% | 2016 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Argentina | 6.5% | 2018 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Macau, China | 6.2% | 2016 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Puerto Rico | 5.7% | 2017 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Spain | 5.5% | 2018 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Portugal | 5.1% | 2018 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Pakistan | 4.8% | 2017 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Greece | 4.3% | 2016 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Canada | 3.9% | 1991 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Belgium | 3.6% | 2017 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.5% | 2018 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 45 | Türkiye | 3.0% | 2017 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Cyprus | 2.5% | 2018 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 47 | France | 2.2% | 2017 | up 209.9% | rising |
| 48 | Israel | 1.6% | 2015 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Palestine, State of | 1.3% | 2018 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 50 | Cayman Islands | 0.8% | 2015 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2017 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 52 | United States of America | 0.6% | 2018 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Netherlands | 0.6% | 2018 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Republic of Korea | 0.5% | 2015 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2015 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Hungary | 0.4% | 2016 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia | 0.3% | 2017 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2017 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Poland | 0.2% | 2016 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Belize | 0.1% | 2010 | down 99.6% | volatile |
About this data
The percentage of male population (age 25 and over) with incomplete primary as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of males aged 25 years and above with incomplete primary education by the total male population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/